Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in China
China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in China, 1979–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
The figure is up 80.2% on the previous year and down 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in China peaked at 0.0616 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1979.
That places China 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in China, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66345.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +353.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +75.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +129.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0616 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +136.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0596 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0463 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 17% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 20% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +66345.1% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1981 | +353.7% | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0616 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 163 Pakistan 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 Comoros 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Brunei 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 167 Bangladesh 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 168 Kenya 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 169 Iran 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 39.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8948 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.98 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in China?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in China was 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0616 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979.
- How does China rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- China ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.